Carrier profile · USDOT 504752 · MC-205439 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

BOSTON COACH-PENNSYLVANIA CORP

DBA BOSTONCOACH

0 power unitsESSINGTON, PA40/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-205439 INACTIVEUNDELIVERABLE ADDRESS

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

0Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(484) 496-2270 Email dispatchshariff.mcmichael@bostoncoach.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

High risk

Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.

Insurance on fileEstablished 34 yearsUSDOT registration inactive

Watch · 4

USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Undeliverable physical addressFMCSA mail to this carrier's physical address was returned undeliverable — a common shell-carrier signal. Verify the address before tendering.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 11.5 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.

In good standing · 2

Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 34 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1992.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$8M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$8M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

0 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

33 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1992 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

No roadside inspections on record.

Roadside inspection history· 24-mo monthly · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
Contract: Inactive
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$8,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$8M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $8M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1.5M BIPD last filed · 8 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

North America’90–’97

National Union’93–’01

Ace Property’97–’01

National Interstate’13–’22

1990199920082017now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 25 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $8,000,000 · MERCHANTS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. · since Sep 2013

All 25 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2013 → Dec 2022	$1.5M	2
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Jan 2013 → Jan 2013	$1.5M	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2013 → Dec 2013	$1.5M	2
NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2012 → Jan 2013	$1.5M	1
AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO.	Jan 2011 → Jan 2013	$1.5M	2
NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2011 → Jan 2011	$1.5M	2
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2010 → Jan 2011	$1.5M	3
AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO.	Jan 2009 → Jan 2011	$1.5M	2
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2009 → Jan 2010	$1.5M	1
NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2008 → Jan 2009	$1.5M	1
AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE CO.	Jan 2008 → Jan 2009	$1.5M	1
NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2008 → Feb 2008	$1.5M	3
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Jan 2007 → Jan 2008	$1.5M	1
AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE CO.	Jan 2006 → Jan 2008	$1.5M	2
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Jan 2005 → Jan 2007	$1.5M	2
AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE CO.	Jan 2005 → Jan 2006	$1.5M	1
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Jan 2005 → Jan 2006	$1.5M	1
AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE CO.	Jan 2005 → Jan 2005	$1.5M	2
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Jan 2004 → Jan 2005	$1.5M	1
AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE CO.	Jan 2004 → Jan 2005	$1.5M	1
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Jan 2004 → Apr 2005	$1.5M	1
AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE CO.	Jan 2001 → Jan 2004	$1.5M	2
ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 1997 → Jan 2001	$1.5M	1
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Feb 1993 → Jan 2001	$1.5M	2
THE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA	Aug 1990 → Jan 1997	$1.5M	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 0
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

ESSINGTON, PA

50 WEST POWHATTAN AVENUE

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@bostoncoach.com — 11 carriers: USDOT 291739 USDOT 621122 USDOT 1043200 USDOT 1118346 USDOT 1770645 USDOT 2100934 USDOT 2357325 USDOT 2448905

Shares a company officer with other carriers

shariff mcmichael — 2 carriers: USDOT 1118346

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Undeliverable physical address on the FMCSA record

USPS flagged this carrier's filed physical address as undeliverable — a common chameleon / shell signal. Confirm a working address before tendering.

Location

Physical address: 50 WEST POWHATTAN AVENUE, ESSINGTON, PA, 19029
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (484) 496-2270
Cell: (610) 675-8741
Fax: (610) 521-8060
Email: shariff.mcmichael@bostoncoach.com
Web domain: bostoncoach.com

Registration

Officers: Shariff Mcmichael · Michael Frambach
USDOT / docket: 504752 · MC-205439
First registered: Nov 18, 1992
Last MCS-150: Jan 5, 2015 · 42,119 mi (2014)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

—Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

42,119

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for BOSTON COACH-PENNSYLVANIA CORP.

BOSTON COACH-PENNSYLVANIA CORP (USDOT 504752) has a Vektor safety score of 40/100 and a High risk verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $8,000,000 limit in force from MERCHANTS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. effective Sep 30, 2013 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 0 power units and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 5, 2015.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.